Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world, with more than three million confirmed cases in 185 countries and more than 200,000 deaths.

The United States alone has more than one million confirmed cases – four times as many as any other country.

This series of maps and charts tracks the global outbreak of the virus since it emerged in China in December last year.

How many cases and deaths have there been?

The virus, which causes the respiratory infection Covid-19, was first detected in the city of Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

It is spreading rapidly in many countries and the number of deaths is still climbing.

Confirmed cases around the world

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3,200,322 cases

230,043 deaths

955,586 recoveries

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Source: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies

Figures last updated 30 April 2020, 18:29 BST

Note: The map and table in this page uses a different source for figures for France from that used by Johns Hopkins University which results in a slightly lower overall total.

The US has by far the largest number of cases, with more than one million confirmed infections, according to figures collated by Johns Hopkins University. With more than 60,000 fatalities, it also has the world’s highest death toll.

Italy, the UK, Spain and France – the worst-hit European countries – have all recorded more than 20,000 deaths.

In China, the official death toll is approaching 5,000 from about 84,000 confirmed cases. Numbers for deaths jumped on 17 April after what officials called “a statistical review” and critics have questioned whether the country’s official numbers can be trusted.

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Source: Johns Hopkins University, national public health agencies

Figures last updated: 30 April 2020, 18:29 BST

Note: The past data for new cases is a three day rolling average

The outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March. This is when an infectious disease is passing easily from person to person in many parts of the world at the same time.

More than three million people are known to have been infected worldwide, but the true figure is thought to be much higher as many of those with milder symptoms have not been tested and counted.

While the US and much of Europe has been hit hard by the virus, some countries have managed to avoid similar death tolls.

New Zealand, for instance, says it has effectively eliminated the threat for now after fewer than 1,500 cases and just 19 deaths.

The country brought in some of the toughest restrictions in the world on travel and activity early on in the pandemic but is now relaxing some of these. This week some non-essential businesses will be reopening but most people will still have to stay at home and avoid all social interactions.

While some countries are beginning to ease restrictions, others are only now starting to impose them as cases and deaths begin to rise.

Across Latin America, where many economies are already struggling and millions live on what they can earn day-to-day, there are concerns about the strain the growing number of virus cases could put on health care systems. Of particular concern are Ecuador and Brazil.

Ecuador has already seen its health system collapse – thousands have died from the virus and other conditions that could not be treated because of the crisis. While Brazil has also seen a steep rise in both cases and deaths, with every state in South America’s largest country affected.

Across the world, more than 4.5 billion people – half the world’s population – are estimated to be living under social distancing measures, according to the AFP news agency.

Those restrictions have had a big impact on the global economy, with the International Monetary Fund saying the world faces the worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The UN World Food Programme has also warned that the pandemic could almost double the number of people suffering acute hunger.

Europe beginning to ease lockdown measures

The four worst-hit countries in Europe are Italy, the UK, Spain and France – all of which have recorded at least 20,000 deaths.

However, all four countries appear to have passed through the peak of the virus now and the number of reported cases and deaths is falling in each.

Germany and Belgium also recorded a relatively high number of deaths and are now seeing those numbers decrease, though as Belgium has a far smaller population than Germany the number of deaths per capita there has been higher.

How countries across Europe are deciding to move out of lockdown varies, with the EU saying there is “no one-size-fits-all approach” to lifting containment measures.

Spain has announced a four-phase plan to lift its lockdown and return to a “new normality” by the end of June. Children there under the age of 14 are now allowed to leave their homes for an hour a day, after six weeks in lockdown.

In Italy, certain shops and factories have been allowed to reopen and the prime minister says further measures will be eased from 4 May.

In France, the prime minister said this week that non-essential shops and markets will open their doors again from 11 May, but not bars and restaurants. Schools will also be reopened gradually.

Other European countries easing restrictions include Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Germany, where children’s play areas and museums have been told they can reopen and church services can resume, under strict social distancing and hygiene rules.

In the UK, where there have been more than 170,000 confirmed cases and at least 26,000 deaths, lockdown measures are still in full effect. The prime minister has promised a “comprehensive plan” in the next week on how the government will get the country moving again.

New York remains epicentre of US outbreak

With more than one million cases, the US has the highest number of confirmed infections in the world. The country has also recorded more than 60,000 deaths.

The state of New York has been particularly badly affected, with 18,000 deaths in New York City alone, but Governor Andrew Cuomo says the toll “seems to be on a gentle decline”.

Mr Cuomo has suggested some parts of his state could begin to reopen after the current stay-at-home order expires on 15 May.

At one point, more than 90% of the US population was under mandatory lockdown orders, but President Trump has stated that he will not be renewing his government’s social distancing guidelines once they expire on Thursday and some states have already begun to lift restrictions.

Georgia, Oklahoma, Alaska and South Carolina have all allowed some businesses to reopen in recent days following official unemployment figures that showed more than 30 million Americans have lost their jobs since mid-March.

But public health authorities have warned that increasing human interactions and economic activity could spark a fresh surge of infections just as the number of new cases is beginning to ease off.

White House coronavirus taskforce coordinator Dr Deborah Birx has said social distancing should remain the norm “through the summer to really ensure that we protect one another as we move through these phases”.

Image caption The Mercedes HGV left the road after colliding with a white Toyota Yaris

Three people have died after a crash between a lorry and a car on New Year’s Eve.

A white Mercedes HGV left the road after colliding with a white Toyota Yaris on Bedfont Road, in Stanwell, near Heathrow Airport at 23:39 GMT.

Two men aged 25 and 23, and a 20-year-old woman, who were in the Yaris, died at the scene. A 25 year-old woman, also in the Yaris was seriously injured.

Their next of kin have been informed. No arrests have been made.

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Image caption A crime scene remains in place along Bedfont Road

The driver of the lorry was taken to hospital as a precaution.

The road remained closed on Wednesday to allow for the recovery of the HGV.

The lorry was operated by air services provider dnata, which offers ground handling, cargo, travel, and flight catering services to airlines.

A dnata spokesman said: “We can confirm that one of our trucks was involved in a road traffic accident on the evening of 31 December.

“We are fully assisting relevant authorities with their investigations. Our thoughts and condolences are with the families of those affected by this very sad incident.”

Sgt Chris Schultze, of Surrey and Sussex Roads Policing Unit, said: “We are continuing to appeal for witnesses to what happened and would urge anyone who may have any video footage, CCTV or dash cam or any other kind, to get in touch with us.”

She added that doctors at Charing Cross were “amazing” and she is being supported by family but the timing meant juggling her work in the campaign.

“It was really hard especially because of the campaign having to deal with that at the same time,” she said.

Ms Dent Coad said she chose not to reveal the diagnosis partly because she was focused on dealing with the news herself and “partly because I did not want it to be a factor at all either positively or negative in my campaign”.

‘Nasty campaign’

She added that her experience of social media had been “brutal and nasty” and her campaign began in an unpleasant way after accusations were made that, as a local councillor, she had a role in discussing the flammable cladding used on Grenfell Tower.

Ms Dent Coad confirmed that she is pursuing legal redress over the comments, which were made by her Liberal Democrat opponent, the former Conservative minister Sam Gyimah.

She has stated that when she was on the board of the organisation which managed Grenfell, the principle of refurbishing the tower was discussed, but she had left by the time there were any detailed discussions about cladding.

“I witnessed the [Grenfell Tower] fire and saw people I know die and I was accused of complicity which was untrue,” she said. “On so many levels it was a really nasty campaign from day one.”

It is an offence to make a false statement about a candidate in a general election campaign but the Lib Dems said in a statement that the party was not currently aware of any police investigation – or the basis for one – regarding Mr Gyimah’s campaign.

Asked whether the diagnosis might have made a difference to the result, she said: “I don’t think so. I don’t think it would have made a difference. We were facing a barrage of lies and nastiness throughout the campaign which was a disgrace.”

Another guest, Reg Williams, described the aftermath of the evacuation.

He said “some people panicked” and “there was a few small children”.

He said one firefighter came round taking names and room numbers, “just to make sure everyone was out”.

At the scene

Greg McKenzie, BBC News, London

Image caption Brentford High Street was closed by police while firefighters tackled the blaze

The blaze is out now, although the fire brigade is still hosing down the building.

The hotel is just off Brentford High Street in the middle of a residential area, and consequently many people have been evacuated from their homes.

Fire alarms in neighbouring buildings were going off because the smoke was filling the air.

Many guests emerged from the hotel with only the clothes they had grabbed.

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Image caption Nearly 20 emergency calls were made to 999 operators

Buses were brought in to relocate guests to another Travelodge Hotel in Hounslow, but Mr Williams said there was not enough room for everyone. He said he had been told he would not be allowed back into the hotel until after midday.

In a statement, Travelodge said its guests were “being looked after”.

A spokesperson added: “Our team are now making arrangements for their future accommodation and support.”

The London Fire Brigade says ‘early indications’ are the fire at the Travelodge hotel in Brentford, West London was not fuelled by flammable claddingThe cladding panels have been badly charred but don’t appear to have spread the flames in a similar way to the fire at Grenfell

Jose Mourinho has been appointed Tottenham manager after the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday.

Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho has signed a contract until the end of the 2022-23 season.

“The quality in both the squad and the academy excites me,” said the 56-year-old Portuguese. “Working with these players is what has attracted me.”

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said: “In Jose we have one of the most successful managers in football.”

Tottenham will be the third Premier League club managed by Jose Mourinho

Tottenham reached the Champions League final last season under Pochettino, but lost 2-0 to Liverpool in Madrid.

The Argentine, who was appointed in May 2014, did not win a trophy in his time in charge of the north London club, with Spurs’ last silverware being the League Cup in 2008.

Levy said Mourinho has “a wealth of experience, can inspire teams and is a great tactician”.

“He has won honours at every club he has coached,” he added. “We believe he will bring energy and belief to the dressing room.”

Mourinho still has a home in London and won three Premier League titles – in 2005, 2006 and 2015 – as well as one FA Cup in two spells at Chelsea.

Having taken over at Manchester United in May 2016, he won the Europa League and Carabao Cup with them in 2017.

Mourinho was sacked by the Old Trafford club in December 2018, with the club 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool, and had not managed another side before joining Spurs.

He has also previously managed Portuguese side Porto, where he won the Champions League in 2004.

At Italian club Inter Milan, Mourinho won a league, cup and Champions League treble in 2010 and was named Fifa’s world coach of the year, while he led Spanish team Real Madrid to the La Liga title in 2012.

He takes over a Spurs side that are without a win in their past five games and have slipped to 14th in the Premier League, 20 points behind leaders Liverpool after just 12 matches.

Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust had said “many fans thought Poch had earned the right” to try to turn around the side’s form and that “there are questions that must be asked of the board”.

Following Mourinho’s appointment, it said it had “concerns about how Jose and our club’s executive board will work together”.

It added: “The club must ensure it does not find itself in the same position in two or three years’ time, and we need to hear from the executive board what the long-term thinking behind this appointment is.”

Mourinho’s first match in charge is a trip to West Ham United on Saturday (12:30 GMT kick-off).

Spurs go to Manchester United on 4 December, and host another of Mourinho’s former teams – Chelsea – on 22 December.

Mourinho has turned down a number of managerial opportunities, including in China, Spain and Portugal, since leaving Old Trafford.

Mourinho’s Man Utd ups and downs

Analysis

BBC sports editor Dan Roan

Spurs have never hired a manager as expensive or demanding as Mourinho, nor spent the kind of money on players that he became accustomed to at clubs such as Real Madrid and Manchester United.

But Spurs have come a long way in recent years under Pochettino. They have a new £1bn stadium and training ground, and spent four successive seasons in the Champions League.

They now have a European pedigree, and a hugely talented squad.

Mourinho has been out of the game for almost a year but retained a home in London.

His tribulations at Manchester United saw him lose his ‘Special One’ status, but his many achievements in the game still command widespread respect.

Tristan Abrahams got his first-ever hat-trick as a professional in Newport County’s 7-4 win over Cheltenham

An 11-goal thriller, a 17-year-old becoming his club’s youngest captain and a record number of Premier League academy sides making the knockout stages – the penultimate night of matches in the EFL’s Leasing.com Trophy certainly had a few tales to tell.

BBC Sport rounds up Tuesday’s action in the final round of group matches in the tournament for sides in Leagues One and Two and selected academy teams from the Premier League and Championship.

Can everyone stop conceding goals?

The EFL Trophy could not be accused of being dull on Tuesday night – 52 goals in 14 games meant most people who went to a match got their money’s worth in terms of entertainment.

Top of the lot has to be Newport County’s 7-4 win at Cheltenham Town – Taylor Maloney and Tristan Abrahams both scored hat-tricks for the Welsh side who move second in Southern Group E.

The away victory was their first in the competition this season but might not be enough to see them through – West Ham’s academy side will leapfrog them if they can avoid losing to Exeter City on Wednesday.

The biggest win of the night was 60-odd miles up the M5 as Cheltenham’s Gloucestershire rivals Forest Green Rovers were thrashed 6-0 at Walsall.

Josh Gordon scored the first three goals for the Saddlers – who are struggling towards the foot of League Two – before Wes McDonald, Liam Kinsella and Cameron Norman wrapped up the win in the final 20 minutes to top the Southern section’s Group D by a point from Coventry City.

Three penalties and 17-year-old captain

Nico Jones played three times in League One for Oxford United last season

The teenager became Oxford United’s youngest-ever captain and led his side to a 4-1 win away at 10-man Crawley Town.

The game was a dead rubber as Oxford were already through in second place, but that did not stop Robert Hall hitting a hat-trick – the fourth across all the games.

Hall opened the scoring after 12 minutes before Anthony Forde doubled the lead 16 minutes later from the penalty spot.

The former West Ham and Bolton attacker then dispatched two more penalties after half-time to take home the match ball.

Iron end Sunderland’s hopes of second final

Sunderland are out of the EFL Trophy, but new manager Phil Parkinson can still aim for promotion and a run in the FA Cup

Sunderland have never won the competition but have reached the knockout stages in their previous two campaigns, reaching last year’s final.

However, they were dumped out 3-0 at Scunthorpe.

It was goalless until Luke O’Nien’s red card in the 65th minute for a foul on Abo Eisa in the box with Lee Novak scoring the resulting penalty.

Eisa made the game safe in the 89th minute before Novak scored a stoppage-time third as Scunthorpe leapfrogged the former Premier League side and took second place in Group A of the Northern section.

A derby’s a derby…

Twenty-year-old Ryan Clampin scored his first-ever goal for Colchester United

The Trophy is much-maligned for its poor attendances – Coventry City mustered just 375 paying punters for their 3-2 win over Southampton’s academy last week.

But you cannot accuse Ipswich’s fans of taking it lightly – 2,871 fans made the 30-odd minute journey across the border from Suffolk to Essex as they faced closest rivals Colchester United.

Sadly they did not see a famous victory – although they did see a wonder goal as Ryan Clampin’s 80th-minute chip from the halfway line saw the U’s win 1-0.

Colchester take top spot in Southern Group A, although Gillingham’s 2-0 win over Tottenham’s academy in the other game in the group ensured both sides progressed.

More academies set to make knockout stages than ever

Academy teams through to knockout stages

Leicester City

Manchester United

Everton

Brighton and Hove Albion

Manchester City

Chelsea

Wolverhampton Wanderers

West Ham United (will progress if they do not lose at Exeter City)

It is the fourth season that top academy sides from clubs in the Premier League and Championship have been allowed to play in the EFL Trophy.

It has always been a bone of contention among some who have concerns that it is the start of allowing ‘B’ teams into the English football pyramid, while crowds for matches between academy sides and ‘first teams’ have not always been great.

In the past, most of the academies were eliminated after the group stage – the highest number ever to make the knockout stages had been three.

Only Chelsea in the 2017-18 season have made it as far as the semi-finals when they lost 4-2 on penalties to Lincoln City and had the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ethan Ampadu, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Kylian Hazard (Eden’s younger brother) in their squad.

But this season seven academies are already through, while West Ham could make it eight on Wednesday, meaning a quarter of the teams in the knockout stages are academy teams.

EFL Trophy results in full:

Scunthorpe United 3-0 Sunderland

Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Salford City

Port Vale 2-1 Newcastle United Academy

Burton Albion 1-2 Mansfield Town

Bradford City 1-2 Rochdale

Morecambe 3-1 Carlisle United

Lincoln City 3-0 Rotherham United

Gillingham 2-0 Tottenham Hostpur Academy

Colchester United 1-0 Ipswich Town

Crawley Town 1-4 Oxford United

Walsall 6-0 Forest Green

Cheltenham Town 4-7 Newport County

Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Wycombe wanderers

Peterborough United 2-1 Cambridge United

The group stage is completed on Wednesday, while the draw for the competition takes place at 14:00 GMT on Saturday 16 November.